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Write the equation for electron capture. Hint:   In electron capture, a particular type of weak force...

Write the equation for electron capture.

Hint:   In electron capture, a particular type of weak force causes a nuclear transition:

1) An electron from the closest energy level interacts with the weak force, after the proton becomes a neutron due to a quark change for some reason;

2) A neutrino is emitted due to the electron interacting with the particular type of weak force;

3) Another electron falls into the empty energy level and so on causing a cascade of electrons falling. One free electron, moving about in space, falls into the outermost empty level. (Incidentally, this cascade of electrons falling creates a characteristic cascade of lines, most likely predominantly in the X-ray portion of the spectrum. This is the fingerprint of electron capture.);

4) The atomic number deceases by one while the mass number remains unchanged.

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